Raid Prep

The imperial capital, arriving with its massive forces, was thick with the aura of death.

Dried-up soil and traces of corpses that didn’t even retain their original forms.

Much time had passed. The Myungyo didn’t even bother to hide their identities.

The numerous commoners had also been dragged away as human sacrifices.

Flap-!

The first thing erected was a white flag bearing the words “White Dragon Society.”

Flap-!

After that, the second, third, fourth, and fifth flags rose.

Shaolin Temple.

Beggar’s Union.

Tang Clan.

Manwol Hall.

The strongest forces of the current Murim had gathered in one place.

The place where their swords were pointed was the massive gate of the imperial palace.

All conditions of the main quest were achieved.

I gathered the five remaining forces in the current Murim into one, and I finished talking with the Elf Queen who was preparing for war on the other side.

The Elf forces prepared for war were waiting for a signal from the other world.

[Large-scale transfer formation activated.]

Open the gate to another world inside the imperial palace and summon the Elf forces. 0/1

The guiding wind of the main quest flew in faintly and disappeared towards the firmly closed gate of the imperial palace.

All preparations were complete. Now, only advancement remained.

The moment I took a step forward, my personal channel would be activated, and the final story of this expansion pack would begin.

And so, I took a step.

As I slowly walked forward, my personal channel activated, and the end of the story began.

“I’ll go first.”

The White Dragon Society was at the very front.

The swordsman’s wave, scattering cold chill, began to knock on the firmly closed gate of the imperial palace.

Kwaaaak!

The moment the massive head of the White Dragon shattered the gate of the imperial palace, a purple mist spread out from within.

It was as if they had been waiting for this reaction.

[Kkeueeeeek!]

A horrifying scream, far removed from anything human, was heard.

Revealing themselves from inside the collapsed gate of the imperial palace were people enveloped in purple mist.

Melting skin soaked the floor. The sticky, flowing blood lost its original color and emitted a purple mist.

That wasn’t all. Behind them, sorcerers manipulating the melted commoners and warriors emitting purple energy revealed themselves.

“Let’s go too.”

The forces that I had personally gathered began to move one by one.

Screams were heard from all directions. Spears and swords clashed, creating a chaotic noise.

The situation on the battlefield was good.

Thanks to the main NPCs wielding their weapons at the very front.

Each of the NPCs representing the forces possessed specs comparable to boss monsters.

There wasn’t anything special to do. But I couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

To quickly end this story, it was necessary to quickly clear out the monsters that popped out.

I drew my sword and headed to the battlefield as well. Spears and swords clashed, and blood splattered.

The moment I plunged into the fray and swung my sword, the enemy forces were swept away like fallen leaves.

They weren’t particularly strong enemies. It was just a setup to show the story.

I pushed back the Myungyo forces significantly and entered the inner area.

The wide inner area of the imperial city was like a scene from hell.

Flesh stuck to the floor, and monsters that seemed to be made by clumping people together were crawling around.

At that moment, a sparkling wind brushed past my eyes.

The wind headed towards a large altar piled with red blood and numerous corpses.

That’s it. That was definitely the large-scale magic circle that could connect to another world.

[Insects have gathered.]

At that moment, a special named monster appeared.

The guy with a huge upper body and flimsy lower body waved his eight arms hanging behind his back and shouted.

[Arise!]

[Guardian Lion Chun Un-je]

The moment those words ended, the corpses scattered on the floor gathered together and began to form a giant golem.

[Geueoeok!]

“I’ll open the way. In the meantime, I’d appreciate it if you could activate the magic circle and summon reinforcements from another world.”

The one who rushed out ahead was the owner of the White Dragon Sword, wearing a black robe.

The moment a cold chill spread out thickly, his body transformed into a White Dragon and moved like lightning.

Chwaaaaaak!

The White Dragon’s body, stretching in all directions, pierced through the bodies of the monsters in an instant.

A path was opened.

The wind of the main quest was guiding me to the large altar.

In response, some of the Manwol Hall’s Taoists, part of the forces I brought, gathered in front of the altar.

It was time to call for reinforcements.

I headed to the altar and placed the green leaf I received from the Elves, as instructed by the system.

At that moment, the Taoists of Manwol Hall began chanting spells in unison, and before long, a massive portal began to open.

Kwajijijijik!

Space tore apart, and the wind of another world began to blow.

The scent of green covered the battlefield.

At that moment, armed Elf forces poured out from beyond the torn portal.

“Kkieeeeek!”

Hundreds of griffons soared into the sky and began attacking the black birds that were emitting an ominous aura.

No special conversation was needed. We had already repeatedly traveled between this world and that world, exchanging our opinions.

It was time to advance towards the inner part of the imperial palace.

Empowered by the support troops, the forces gathered to punish the Myungyo began to advance rapidly into the imperial city.

I also followed behind them and entered the castle.

The inside of the castle was not normal either. Monstrous entities, barely recognizable as having once been human, were wandering around aimlessly.

Annoying and cumbersome. I frowned and headed to the very center of the castle.

It was the Emperor’s bedchamber.

The main NPCs also followed me. As a result of endlessly advancing while wielding our swords, we were finally able to reach the final location.

I could tell without even going inside. I knew that something terrible that I had never seen before would be waiting for me inside the Emperor’s bedchamber.

There was no tension.

I simply opened the door calmly.

[In the end, you’ve come this far…]

The Emperor’s appearance was no longer human.

As if two people were mixed together, he had two pairs of arms and legs, and on top of his head was a crushed lump of meat-like substance that shook tentacles that hung down like a beard.

[Invader from another world]

No trace of the Emperor remained.

What was in this place now was an invader from another world whose name I didn’t even know.

“How gruesome…”

The moment the clash began after those words, a cinematic video popped up before my eyes.

The sensation in my body began to fade. It was the developers’ consideration to allow me to enjoy the video more realistically.

My gaze quickly scanned the video. As a result, I was able to find a small button faintly engraved at the bottom of the video.

[Skip]

It was the skip button. I pressed it without hesitation.

***

A considerable amount of time had passed since I completed the main quest.

The other world was saved, and the Elves no longer had to rely solely on the World Tree.

In the meantime, I continued farming to prepare for the next raid.

Unlike the bomb party members like Melvin or Jupiter, this time I ran the dungeon with my excellent raid members.

As a result, I was able to farm all the level 85 items two weeks after the expansion pack was updated.

Two weeks was not a short time.

People who poured their lives into the game usually reached level 85 and began preparing for the raid, and even people like Helena who were short on time were starting to get their foot in the door at level 85.

It was about time to check the status of the raid team.

I frowned and began organizing the sheet with the number of members.

Many people quit because of this update.

Five members of the existing raid team had left.

Even the second raid team, Princess Yeon-i’s raid team, had lost 10 members.

The impact was significant. Since the members who had been working together had left, the newly recruited members would have to be selected more strictly.

It was something I had done every season, but I still wasn’t used to the people I had grown fond of leaving.

A corner of my heart felt a little cold.

The level 85 raid dungeon, [The Imperial Palace of Another World], takes place in a martial arts world, not the existing world.

The story of the raid dungeon is an IF story that branched off from the main quest, showing the situation if the Elves had not provided support.

The forces I had gathered failed to stop the imperial family’s, or rather the Myungyo’s, plot.

As a result, the Myungyo succeeded in summoning the god they worshiped into the imperial city.

According to the stories of other raid teams that started before our raid team, the difficulty of this dungeon was quite high.

This was also confirmed by the leaked dungeon gameplay videos.

In the previous season, dealers didn’t need to perform any special tactics, but now it was different.

The raid design tended to prioritize individual skills over team coordination, such as moving to strange areas and activating special gimmicks.

Sunday, June 25th. 1 PM.

It was the perfect time to log in after eating lunch.

Now, a little over two weeks after the new expansion pack was updated.

Our ChewyMalang raid team had finished preparing to depart for the raid.

The raid would be reset the moment tomorrow came.

Even if we couldn’t clear up to the final boss, we had to take down as many named monsters as possible so that all members could purchase one piece of raid armor when tomorrow came.

In particular, the tanks’ armor was important. The stronger they became, the more leeway the healers would have, and the overall safety of the raid team would noticeably increase.

The probability of the raid first clear coming out next week, that is, the moment tomorrow came, was high.

“Is everyone ready?”

In front of the large main gate of the imperial city.

I began to make eye contact with each member of the ChewyMalang raid team.

In particular, I was looking at the newly joined members for quite a long time.

In fact, there was no need to check. Everyone would have done well enough on their own.

But even so, I was reconfirming just in case.

We were definitely latecomers. Our start was too slow.

But that’s why there was no pressure to be the first clear.

All the raid members nodded.

I smiled slightly and walked forward.

A cold chill was embedded in the low breath flowing from my mouth.

The faint image of a White Dragon disappeared from my fingertips.

“Heok… It looks like the raid leader-nim is about to enter.”

“Is he going to jump this time too?”

“He always does it.”

“This is really my first time seeing it. Does he really jump?”

“The newly joined people wouldn’t have seen it.”

I turned my head at the sound of the raid members whispering.

They were talking to each other in low voices, but they felt my gaze and quickly turned their eyes away and began to pretend to be doing something else.

What’s so difficult about jumping into the dungeon?

It was something I had to do as a raid leader.

“Here I go!”

Poljjak-

The moment I jumped up slightly, I was able to enter the dungeon on the other side.

It was a short moment, but the voice I heard from behind was clear.

“He’s wearing white today.”

It was the voice of the Snow Mage.